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Dangote to begin construction of $16 billion East Africa refinery in Kenya

The project is expected to process 700,000 barrels of crude a day and create more than 50,000 jobs, officials said.

  • Rwanda and Kenya celebrated the arrival of the MT Sea Wolf at the Kenya Pipeline Company's Kipevu Oil Terminal 2, carrying the Rwanda National Energy Company's maiden cargo of 40,000 tonnes of refined petroleum products.
  • Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum James Opiyo Wandayi and Rwanda's Minister of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure Armand Zingiro presided over the ceremony, marking nearly three years of government collaboration between the nations.
  • The fuel arrival activates a new route through the Northern Corridor, underpinned by a Tripartite Agreement between the Kenya Pipeline Company and the Rwanda National Energy Company covering transportation and storage operations.
  • Rwanda Association of Petroleum Products Importers Chairperson Eric Herbez Mutanganda noted the arrangement extends Kenyan storage flexibility from 30 days to 60 days, reducing risks from single-corridor dependency.
  • Officials described the arrangement as a "practical demonstration of regional integration" under the East African Community and the African Continental Free Trade Area, expected to strengthen supply chain efficiency and reduce logistical costs.
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KT PRESS broke the news on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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